Project Quality Assurance

HEMANT CHAVAN

ADDRESS: *** **. ******** ***., *** 2B, New York, NY 10027 PHONE: 302-***-**** EMAIL: ************@**.***

SKILLS

Transportation Engineering

• Pavement and Runway Analysis and Design, Highway and Roadway Design, Pavement Management Systems, Pavement Rehabilitation, Traffic Modeling, Transportation Planning, Superpave Mix Design, Aggregate Gradation by Bailey Method

Project Management

• Planning, Scheduling, Execution, Value Engineering

Transportation Engineering Software Packages

• AutoCAD, Civil 3D, Microstation, ArcGIS, M-E PDG, FAARFIELD, ISLAB 2000, ILLIPAVE, BISAR, StreetPave, ProVAL, Hiperpave, Life-365

Computer Software Packages

• Microsoft Project, Primavera, Matlab, Visual Basic, Microsoft Office Suite, ArcGIS

EDUCATION

University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, IL (GPA: 3.48/4.00)

Master of Science in Civil Engineering 2010- 2012

Concentration: Transportation Engineering and Construction Management

University of Mumbai, Mumbai, India

Bachelor of Engineering in Civil Engineering 2005-2009

WORK EXPERIENCE

University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign- Roesler Research Group GRADUATE RESEARCH ASSISTANT September 2010- Present

• Currently working on a Iowa State University project: Improving the Foundation Layers for Concrete Pavements

o Conducting finite element analysis to understand the effects of non-uniformity of subgrade on concrete pavement stress development

o Using the concept of spatial variability to correlate subgrade field test data of variable soils to subgrade strength thereby monitoring the use of Intelligent Compaction for concrete pavement design

• Technical Services provided to Illinois Department of Transportation for the project: Mechanistic-Empirical Design, Implementation, and Monitoring of Rigid Pavements

o Developed temporary pavement design recommendation for Chapter-54 (Pavement Design Manual)

o Recommendation for dowel bar misalignment tolerances

o Interpretation of Chapter-54 in to a spreadsheet

o Crack count survey for quality monitoring of continuously reinforced concrete pavements in Illinois

Madhav Structural Engineering Ltd. Mumbai, India

PROJECT ENGINEER June 2007-May 2009 (Internship) /July 2009- July 2010 (Full-Time)

• Performed design and drawing interpretation, surveying, coordinating material procurement, quantity take-off of material and labor, monitoring execution, project documentation and quality assurance for the following projects:

o Construction of concrete retaining wall and anti-sea erosion bund using geotubes in Mumbai, India (2009-2010)

o Construction of anti-sea erosion bund using boulders in Mumbai, India (2008-2009)

o Repairing and asphalting of Aarey Milk Colony in Mumbai, India (2007-2008)

ACADEMIC PROJECTS & COURSES

• Construction Execution and Management Fall 2011

o Examined live construction practices for a university housing project, attending weekly progress meetings of project team and researching sustainability concepts and their implementation

• Pavement Design II Spring 2011

o Conducted flexural-three point bending, disc-shaped compact tension and compression testing on fiber reinforced concrete with polypropylene and carbon fibers

• Other Courses

o Transportation Engineering I (Geometric Design of Roads), Pavement Evaluation and Rehabilitation, Asphalt Materials, Pavement Design I, Transportation Soil Stabilization, Construction Planning, Repair of Civil Infrastructure, Finance for Engineering Management and Special Problems in Design

ACTIVITIES AND HONERS

• Student Member of International Society for Concrete Pavements and American Concrete Institute

• Ranked 1/80 with 99th percentile in University of Mumbai for the course Pavement Design and Analysis

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